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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-29
itching Piles.

Prof. Hayden, the distinguished geolo-
gist, died in Philadelphia.
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He ate green cucumbers;
They made him quite sick;
s But he took a few ''Pellets"
x: That cured him right quick.
An easier physic
You never will find
Than Pierce's small ''Pellets,"
The Purgative kind.
Small but precious. rs cents per vial.
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do you notice anything?" asked
May.
mo; what do you mean?"
''Something breathing on my
neck!'
1T is because of our rapid pace"
''But 1t is on the back of nv neck.
Ugh!"
1T must be your imagination"
II dare say. There it is again; ugh!
ugh!''
BY a singular coincidence Bil!ups'
horse plunged violently forward just
at this juncture. May pushed on to
overtake him, and down the road
they dashed at q tearing gallop. A
negro man, standing for shelter under
q broad, spreading oak, heard the
mad clatter OF approaching hoofs.
Such q pace was nothing to wonder
at on such night, but what surpris.
ed him was that, as they passed him.
vivid flash of lightning showed
that the horseman VINO was slightly
in the rear was tanning the neck OF
his leader with his SLOUGH hat. The
figure of the man in yont was bowed
over the 2ummel of his saddle, while
CA0 COuuV0lI3uCo VI Cuo 1Il6u WITH CEe
hat wore q grin of diabolical ioY.
Down the road the two riders
thundered, without a word for a mile.
At last May said: "Thank heaven,
the Internal thing has stopped breath.
ing on my neck!"
"But it IS after mel" roared the
doubter.
ut is nothing but imagination"
shouted May. to his companion,
now ten yards in advance. At
this distance apart they ratified
on TOR q quarter Of q mile.
The breathings had ceased. and
Billups was beginning to slacken his
pace, when cry from May froze his
blood: 'Unhand me fiend!" yelled
the advocate. in q voice that wranglers
at the bar alone can give; and with q
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ls
footsteps in the hall at that hour did
not strike mo as incongruous; but on
they came, resounding and shaking
the old house up to my very door,
and there stopped"
The Ladies' gave little shrieks; tor the
honeysuckle rustied under q sudden
puff of wind. The valiant Biilups
laid his hand in neighborly way, on
the sleeve of the judge, for they were
intimate.
II laid my book down and waited.
Not sound! coughed. Dead silence!
Hello, said I. Who thief the ladies
will pardon the exact reproduction OF
my remarks?''
''Certainly!"
"Thank you. Who the deuce are
you? / thundered. The stiffness oil
the tomb. My naturally irascible
temper-we all have our faults-got
the better of me. 1 leaped from my
bed. I placed my hand upon the
door knob. Who's there? Iroared.
Not syllable. Permit me to observe,
ladies, that had l known it was a
ghost should not have been angry;
but not thinking of ghosts even, !
thrust the door rudely open, aiming
to smash the nose OF my discourteous
visitor.
Mr.. May ceased speaking. The Ia.
dies held their breath. Billups the
brave laid his hand on the shoulders
of the JUICE, for they had married
cousins.
Presently, in most sepulchral tones,
Mr.. May continues: "In the Ian
euage of tho poet, darkness there and
nothing more!'"
Just then a tremendous crash
broke tho stiffness. The butler had
stolen to the window to hear the
story. Overcome by his fears he had
let TAN . trsy Of plates and dishes.
Bii!o2s 'ss1sa into tho air. ut was
THAT b what Hamlet cried; but
Polonlus was behind the arras. Do
you think II was q rat, Uncle Billy1'''
The butler. delighted to find that
nothing was broken. came to the win
dow. "qou az me Il I think it were q
ut. Well a1viuE Ar. Bilups pres
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q ghost, you axe me? See chose? I
believe you! Chooses? Why when l
used to 60 to my wife's house. /
don't mean this Sally l got now here
on de place, but Mr.. Cabell's Mllly, I
was seekin' religin' in dem days, an
'clar TO de Laud when used to
pass de old ruinious graveyard up do
road, the chooses was as thick as h'yar
on q dogs back. Milly she had de
rhumatiz powerful, and at last it
struck her iinnerds, and de Laud took
her and it sort O looked like a musu-
full providence, seem as how had to
pass by dist graveyard every sat'day
night. Lor me, young mistress,
what y'all laughin' bout? But as I
was q sayin' Ineber wants to see
chooses no thicker than they used to
skip an jump over dem head boards
and Monuments. But dey neber make
no noise whatsoever. OATS q chose.
It steps lighter'n q feather. But dis
thing what comes projectin' along O.
Mr.. May. know what it was, jess
as we'll! But amt CALM no names.
Billy aint!"
Billy adhered to his resolution of
naming no names, while contrivinp to
indicate pretty clearly an eminent,
though unsavory, theological person
age. He asserted that he had seen
him many times during the period of
his ''seekin';;" that they had it, in
fact, nip and TUCK" often and often,
down the road that skirts the grave
yard above mentioned. One peculiari-
tythat he was willing to take his Bible
oath to was that the horns of the per-
sonage in question were blue in color
and GRUMPY in form. He always rode
q white horse, too, and as he scurried
after q sinner, had a trick of brand
ishing his tail like u devouring lion;
distancing the king of beasts in this;
that tail flashed like "a streak o.
liehtnin' " and at times cracked like q
whip.
Under oil tho circumstances I hold
that it would not be tho fair-minded
thing to sneer at Billy for his resiRna-
ton under the providential dispense
ton which relieved him from the ne.
cessity of travelling this road every
Saturday night. Rheumatiz has ito
compensatiops,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-06-29

DrERrEaDcD hat the presence of Generals
kcMEfW0ck Beauregard and EARLY, who are
in charge of the drawings, is guarantee OF alb
soIute fairness and integrity, that the chances
are all equal, and that no one can possibly d1-
vine what number will draw a Prize.
REMEMBER That the payment of all
Prizes is GUARANTEED BY FOUR Ma.
TIONAL BANKS of Few Orleans, and the
Tickets are signed by the President of an Instf-
tuition, whose chartered rights are recognized
in the highest Courts; therefore, beware of any
limitations or anonymous schemes. jel5.4t
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VEGETABLE SoUP.-Four onions, three
turnips, four carrots, one small head OF
cabbage, one pint of butter beans and a
bunch of sweet herbs. Boil until done. add
quart of soup stock. take two Tablespoon
fuls butter and one of floor, beat to cream
pepper and salt to taste; add spoonful
sugar. Serve with fried bread chips.
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from nervous debility and kindred weak
nesses should send 10 cents in stamps for
largo illustrated treatise suggesting sure
means CT cure. Worlds Dispensary Medi.
cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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The Lumberman needs 1t in case of accident.
The Housewife needs 1t for general family use.
The Cannler needs 1t for his teams and his men.
Tho Mechanic needs it always on his work
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The Miner needs 1t In case Of emergency.
The Pioneer needs it-can't get along without 1t.
The Farmer needs 1t in his house, his stable,
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The Steamboat man or the B0atmau needs
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Keep a Bottle in the Factory. Itsimmediate
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Lexington Division trains run by Central
time M...n Line trains east OF Huntington
run by +: tern time. which is one hour faster
than cat. u time.
No. !. ally except Sunday. between Old
Poirt Not ok, end White Sulphur. The train
arriving u; White Sulphur on Saturday lay
over until 1910 p. NJ, Sunday night.
No. i;y except Sunday. The train leav
ing Loui4 lille and Cincinnati on Saturday
runs OIL, to White Sulphur arriving there
SUNDAY 5:l9 A. NJ, and laying over until Mon
day $50 \ VI.
Nos 3m:.d run daily except that they dc
not run .jet 9een Richmond and Old Point on
Sunday.
No. Sic yes Richmond and Washington dai
ly except sunday. Runs daily between Gilt
t Ii Fur3e Ind Ashland. Connects at Ashland
for Colpmhus daily except Sunday.
No. 6, di!'y. from Ashland to Clifton Forge;
leaves c. i..1n Forge daily except Saturday.
arrives VA .hinton, Richmond, and Old Point
daily exs,a IT Sunday.
Pullnan sleeping Cars on all through trains
Old Dominion Steamships leave Norfolk
Monday. Tuesday: Wednesday; Thursday. and
Saturday, 700 2. NJ, for New York.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, apply tt
any Office of G. & o. R'y; or Depot or Tickle
Office of connecting lines.
W. G. WIGKHAM, FL. W. FULLER,
ID Vice. resident. Gen'l Pass'r Agent
junel5
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KITTY OF COLEKAINE.
BY EDWARD LYsAGHT.

AS beautiful Kitty one morning was tripping,
with pitcher of milk from the fair OF Cole
raine,
When she saw me she stumbled, the pitcher it
tumbled,
And all the sweet buttermilk water'd the
plain.
Oh, what shall 1 do now? Twas looking at
you, now,
Sure, sure. such pitcher I'll ne'er meet
again.
TWAS the pride of my dairy. Oh, Barney
M'Leary.
You're sent as plague to the girls of Cole
raine
sat down beside her. and gently did chide
her,
That such misfortune should give her such
pain.
A kiss then I gave her. Before ibid leave
her,
She vow'd for such pleasure she'd break it
again.
Twas the haymaking season. can't tell the
reason
Misfortunes will never come single-thats
plain
For. very soon after poor Kitty's disaster,
The devil pither was whole in Coleraine.
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COmmissiOners.

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers will
pay all Prizes draaOn in The Louisiana State
lotteries a0ich may be presented at our counters.
J. HI. OGLESBY. Pres. Louisiana Natl Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres State Natl Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orieang Natl Bank.
CARL KOHN. Pres. Union National Bank.
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No. makes close connection at Waynesboro'
Junction with c. & o. Railway East and West
bound trains.
No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
Chattanooga to New York (wtthout change) via
Roanoke, Hagerstown, and Harrisburg.
No. makes through connection via Shenan-
doah Junction and b. & U. r. R. for Washing
ton and Baltimore. and at Hagerstown with
w. NJ. Railroad for Baltimore, and G. ". Rail-
road for Harrisburg. Philadelphia and New
York.
o. HOWARD BOYER,
Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent.
DAVID w. FLICKWIR, Roanoke, Va,
Superintendent. Roanoke, Va.
G. M. FUTTERER,
Pass. Agent. Hagerstown. Md. je22
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Stanton Va
OF KnoxYiu
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A post writes; II know sweet songs
cannot sing That poet has our graft
tude. someryiHe Joarndl,
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A horse is not known by his furniture,
but quaities-so msn are to be esteemed
for virtue, not wealth.-Socrates.
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Cna,itnZ Prize. S15O.OOO.

2,l79 Prizes, amounting to.........-.-..$555,OO0
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company IA New Or
leans.
For further information, write clearly, CIV
ing full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchangein ordi.
nary letter. Currency by Express (at our ex-
pense) addressed
New Orleans, La.
or III. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D. c.
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We do hereby certify that 0e supervise the ar,
rangements for alIthe Monthly and SEMI annual
Drawings Of The Louisiana State Lottery C0n.p0-
ny. and IN person manage and control the Drdao,
i'sgs themselves. and thatthe same are c0aaucted
NTH honesty, fairness and in good Jdfth toeoord
all parties and authorize the. Company 10 use
this certificate with Joc-simites of our signatures
attached, in its advertisements
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24

method of presenting their claim to the
President. One of the plans which p rusal
of the letters show that all women hold in
common is for her to wait until Mr.. Cleve-
land has had his supper and then, when he
Is enjoying quiet smoke in the parlOr (sic)
bring the matter TO his attention. Many of
them tell her that this is the hour of the day
when man is most anenabe to argument.
and that they the writer's prefer this as the
safest time Tor presenting their own re-
quests.
THE SOLDIER HABIT.
The applicants for pensions who write TO
the President are, as has been said old
soldiers, who, like the feminine part of the
family, are sadly deficient in the principles
OF even an elementary education. They
write, too, in q more vigorous style than
their helpmeets, and their language is some
times OF SO robust a nature that il fire.
quently prOvOkcs a smile. For example an
Illinois man who addresses the President in
letter received to-day says:
"The pension officials tell me to get cor
robolatlye evidence from some OF my com
radeS. want TO say to you that it's a hell
OF hard matter 20 get evidence from men
who go into an action ard never come out
again, aud then he continues by saying that
HIS company won't into the Wildernes5a hun
dred strong, and at the end Of the seven
hen, who ,ye,p ief 20 III th ,,' tI "a '"e null
'''' ''''1
LETTERS FROM CHILDREN.
Sometimes The letters are written by
children, who begin in this fashion:
DEAR Mr.. PRESIDENT am a little girl
l,n6u, an, ,.,,.iti,, -. ~ P"P1 LoeI iloo
vo,ld r,t ,o,.,,,it &. ;i''9 II n9 "''' nc
Then foIioas ,,,tbeti,. +a,o ~ ,,.o,,4 .,,a
misery tonchirs ao,g, IL, ~, % "S,V anu
Of +,.a9tn,o',4 ~ -, ~, sUN "
FACT If tLe ,vrte' o,I 1JGiy ~ Ny 'ie
Several mouths a,ro ono If 49, to,,,l,
;,,,y ,,,;si,e. .,, me q. nnv5s t0uc!
dents eve IFS SHAME yioaSnre t t,,o I',
svmnathefic cborJ h III. 30 80 49,
49, t;t+it Io "a &c re I.slueUS heIO.
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cately posing the rods so that they will be
removed altogether from human influence.
| know they will operate that way Just as
well as in my hands. And they will also
locate gold and silver in mountains or
plains. Take it in a large area and they
will point toward the treasure until they
are directly over il, and then they will be-
gin to spread apart. When they do that
you may know you have found treasure.
a city Is bad place to make a test of these
instruments, because there is so much metal
round about one to affect the instruments.
I'll give you an illustration: | was trying
an experiment with one Of my friends in
the house here one day. He had concealed
some money, and | was TO find it with the
aid of the rods. Well, when they were
placed in position they insisted on moving
toward an open window that faced an open
window in tne house adjoining. The gen
tleman had not gone out of the house, and
he rallied me about the failure of the rods,
and said he had the money in his pocket.
But | knew there was something wrong and
that the rods were telling the truth, and,
sure enough, | learned a short time there
after that there was a fine display of we'd
ding presents in the house opposite, and of
course the attraction for the sticks was to-
ward the greatest quantity of metal This
same phenomenon was witnessed in New
York state where 81 800 was hidden in a
field IN two packages, one of ) 900 and the
other of $500. The rods passed directly over
the $500 and indicated the spot where the
81 900 was buried
The visitor was compelled to admit that
he didn't think the test he had witnessed was
sufficient to disspate his credulity, and was
invited TO come again, when preparations
might he made for a more thorough and ex-
acting test OF the merits of the rods. Sub
sequently he met Mr.. f. Morgan, who is
employed by ManasSe and was tod by Mr.
Morgan that he and n friend named Wag-
ner had seen the sticks at work; and that
they had apparently located box contain
ing gold and silver which had been hidden
in a closet in the house unknown to the lady
who OWLS the treasure-hnders and whose
faith in them is SO strong. Mr. Morgan was
not inclined to express an opinion as TO the
merit OF the indicators
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2179 Prizes, amounting to..............-Se o'oH
Application for rates to clubs should be mao
only to the Office of the Company in New "
leans
For further information write clearly givini
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express MoneJ
Orders, or New York Exchange in ordinary e;
ter. Currency by Express tat our expense al
dressed Nj. A. DAUPHN,
New Orleans, La.
or vi. a. D&gPHsN,
Washington, d. T..
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A French Love Powder.
FI0ai he Pal MqH Gazetie.


A curious instance Of how deeply old SUI
perstitions are still rooted in remote parts Of
tho country is a case which has just been
brought before the magistrates Of Marquee,
IN the department Of Loiret, ia France s
short time ago the grave digger Of Fontenay-
hnr-bp.ng said ~ some wOllgingnen with
whom he was talking vt a ferrieres factory:
"Ierhaps y0u think that dead mems bones
ere of no use ~ my one bat you are mis-
taken. ! have sOld some % tHO women
from Fel1Tn." The police. hearing OF
this occurrence. made inquiries, and the FOL.
loving facts Wcfe revealed. The women
from feUieren went tO f0ntluny suir ding
and asked the grave DIGGER lor some human
bones. a. frat Boz refused buf was ioon
persuaded a. Yleld DID, ample lrlbo The
TOlneui WIN pam.fd boz ibe distri't for WI
sersafg. iafuined home hiding the bOnos
'of % short tne, nfh iben burning fhen
in1 carefully gathering up fho olndeu'
heir pufp0ae being A. psrrare lpYr
bsughi fara young end pretty country
80. nll0 bod ofarff1 H. A. Ieflngnff 49,
tfnit ri 3 i.ffy vli., bed fYen.l hof eN
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ALL ABOUT sOLoMoN's WIVES.
An Easter Monday Conversation Be-
tween Two st. Paul Ladies.

An Easter Monday Conversation Be-
tween Two st. Paul Ladies.
From the st. Pant Globe.
Two neatly-dlressod ladies sat in a West
Seventh street car the day after Easter, on
their way home from downtown shopping
excursion and this is the conversation they
INDUCED in between st. Peter and Wash
ington streets:
Il saw you at church yesterday, Mrs.
Smith"
80, yes; never miss Easter services, you
knows
Wasn't it lovely"
"Be-e-u-tiful! ! never saw such lovely
flowers in my life. Did you notice that
double fuschia'
Yes: and just couldn't keep my eyes OF
Of it, Whose was it, do you know"
Mrs. Browns. She raised it from a slip
she got in California two years ago. That
Gala lily Oh the right of the pulpit was
pretty thing
Wasn't itsweet! Sofragrant, too That
was the largest oleander l ever saw. Did
you notice it,
Yes; that's mine.n
why, Mrs. Smith, you don't say that
that lovely oleander that stood near the
cnancel rail was yours"
Yes raised that from a small twig.n
W ell. ! never.
Didn't those hyacinths smell too sweet
for anythingM
just ravlshing, and those lilies of the
valley, tOO.'
Yes
HEM
"Humph.n
netp
well, should think I did. Wasn't it
Just too perfectly Gwful for ANYTHING!
Didn't look bit like an Easter bonnet 10
me-
Nor me either. Too much ribbon in
front, thought, though they're trimming
their oonnctS high this season"
IL know, but didn't like is a bit: now
Mrs. Lagos bonnet was Just too cute for
anything, 4 thought That mink ribbon
just set her complexion of beautifully.
Yes, ! noticed that
We'll, | thought | wouldn't yet new
bonnet this spring. | had rather wait TIL
iiext fall
80 had |.
How'd you like the sermon"
WHAT
How did you like the sermon"
80, yes, the sermon. O, twas pretty
good, | guess. My husband said twas Do
you remember the suhioctH
why Yes. Twas about Solomons wiyes.n
30, yes, ! most forgot"
81 get on here good-by. Come in and
see me -
Yes, you come down and see me.n
Yes, good-by,'
Good by